Pure Storage, a prominent hybrid enterprise data storage leader listed on the NYSE (NYSE: PSTG) with a market capitalization of $20 billion and generates over $3 billion in revenue. Senior Director FP&A Functioned as a Finance Business Partner for the Company's R&D business units, supporting a team of 3,000+ professional, including engineers, product managers, and product marketers across the US, Czech Republic, and India. Direct collaboration with the General Manager, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Technology Officer.
• Held full P&L responsibility, overseeing bookings, revenue, COGS, OPEX and CAPEX. Successfully managed an annual OPEX budget exceeding $500 million and CAPEX exceeding $100 million.
• Spearheaded critical financial processes, including quarter-end earnings, long range planning (5 years) and annual operating plan (business plan).
• Played a key role in managing the pricing strategy for Company's significant partnership with MS Azure, contributing to strategic decis

Rescale, a Series
● company facilitating high-performance computing experiences across on-premises and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI), operated in the US, EMEA, China, Japan, and Korea. Head of Finance Led a team of 5 accountants and FP&A specialists, contributing to the long-term strategy and cross-functional efforts of the Company.
• Successfully spearheaded a $110 million Series
● financing round with key strategic and financial investors. Notable investors: Initialized Capital, Keen Venture Partners, Microsoft M12, NVIDIA, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Yield Capital Partners and more
• Constructed and managed the company's 5-year financial projection model and revamped accounting processes, accelerating book closing from quarterly to monthly with a D+20 schedule.

Shopkick, a mobile loyalty aggregator which provides omni-channel ad-tech solutions to nationwide retailers and multinational brands. The company was acquired by Trax Retail in May 2019. Chief Financial Officer Led the company's high growth (3 Year CAGR: 43%) and enhanced its cost efficiencies, resulting in P&L breakeven.
• Was instrumental in the acquisition process and successfully led the sale of Shopkick to Trax Retail for an undisclosed sum.
• Scaled the finance organization, hiring a world-class team and implementing a new ERP system, while leading the ERP conversion from QuickBooks to Intacct and subsequently to Netsuite. Also led first time audit with Deloite.
• Achieved in enhancing company's gross margin by 7% and reducing OPEX to Revenue ratio by 15%, resulted in P&L breakeven. 2

SK Planet Inc., the investment and operation management arm of SK Planet Co. Ltd. (NYSE: SKM) for its global operations. Head of Global Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), 2014 - 2016 Established and developed the Global FP&A team. This team, created from the ground up, provided essential financial analytical support for constituent companies worldwide.
• Implemented financial planning and operating processes, performed FP&A functions, and prepared management reports related to financial results.
• Led a team of 4, ensured timely support for business leaders of constituent companies, meeting internal financial deadlines for headquarters consolidation.
• Collaborated with senior leaders, played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth, balancing profitability, and fostering operational efficiencies.

Led a team of 15 members responsible for evaluating and executing strategic initiatives. These initiatives included acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and divestitures across SK Planet's properties and geographies in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, U.A.E., Turkey, and the U.S.
• Notable achievements include launching the third-largest e-commerce platform (11th Street) in Southeast Asia and the leading platform in Turkey (n11.com) through a joint venture with Doğuş Group. n11 became the largest e-commerce platform in Turkey and was publicly listed in 2021.
• Encompassed strategy/business case development, sourcing and evaluating potential acquisition candidates, financial modeling and valuation, due diligence, key value driver/integration planning, and negotiation of definitive agreements.

Worked at Barclays, Lazard, Lehman Brothers, and ING Barings
Close to a decade of experience in M&A and Capital Market Advisory roles across prominent investment banks, advised on transactions totaling over $50 billion. Expertise spanned diverse industry verticals, including financial institutions, telecommunications, technology, consumer goods, utilities, and manufacturing.
• Expertise: M&A, LBO, IPO, CB/BW Issuance.